Theos-Talk Archives (February 2003 Message tt00270)

Steve Stubbs wrote:
> is that the public does not want war but that the political system 
> allows a single man to wage war anyway. 
According to polls, the vast majority of U.S. population supports war, 
with U.N. ratification. Most of the countries in the U.N. support war at 
this point; the problem is in the Security Council, where France and 
Germany are afraid that, if we go to war, we'll find the "Made in 
France" and "Made in Germany" labels on Hussein's weapons of mass 
destruction. One point of interest is timing: If the war does not start 
by the beginning of March, it will likely have to be postponed until the 
fall.* It is no coincidence that France is pushing for a deadline of 
March 15, while the U.S. is pushing for a deadline of February 28.

Bart Lidofsky

* America's military machine gives it an overwhelming advantage at 
night; a full moon would remove much of that advantage. There is a new 
moon on March 1, and a full moon on March 15. By April 15, the 
temperature in Iraq will get so hot that defense against poison gas will 
become unusable, so the war has to be over by then. This means that, 
while there will be another new moon at the end of March, a war can only 
be won against Iraq if everything goes perfectly (as Hussein's soldiers 
will almost certainly NOT be protected against poison gas). Considering 
the cost of keeping the armed forces mobilized in the Middle East, 
expect a war to start late next week, with or without the U.N.